Author: Brandon J.

Thumper Punk Records have just released an awesome benefit album to honor the ministry of the late Skip Brooks and help raise funds for his wife & children. It’s called “All Hail The King” and features 7 punk rock n’ roll praise songs with Jenni Brooks on Vocals, Danny Naselli on Drums, Matt Blow on Vocals & Guitar, Johnny Rodriquez on Bass & Vocals, and Damian Munoz on Vocals & Guitar. This is really good stuff and supports a worthy cause. Purchase the album on bandcamp right here.… Continued →

The classic 1997 scene defining debut “Letterbox” by those passionate emo rockers Brandtson, is getting the vinyl treatment via the recently relaunched Steadfast Records. The album has been remixed and remastered and will be available on CD/Tape/Vinyl. I remember buying the original Letterbox on CD from Steadfast Records back in the day when you had to order via snail mail. The band would later re-release the album with new artwork on Deep Elm Records. Go pre-order this classic album right here and let those memories flow right back into your mind.… Continued →

It appears that Voyagers are working on new music. These guys come highly recommended by yours truly and were part of an “introducing” post last year. The band also appeared on “Family & Friends Vol. 1” in 2018. If you aren’t familiar with their music, go check them out here and listen below. For fans of Sparta, Thrice, Thursday, Armor for Sleep, and My Epic. I’m honestly surprised Spartan Records or Tooth & Nail haven’t picked these guys up yet.… Continued →

Pop-punk/rock band THRE3 have just released their follow up new album titled “Brass Tax” via Raven Faith Records. Listen below via Bandcamp (or click here). If you’re looking for more great music from Raven Faith in physical formats, click here.… Continued →

Mainframe will be releasing a surprise new song titled “Let The Trip Begin” in 2 weeks via Indie Vision Music. This will be a departure for the group of anonymous rockers as the music will take a slight turn from punk rock and venture a little into Americana Rock n’ Roll territory. If you enjoyed songs off the past 2 eps and were aching for a little more diversity, you’ve found it. We will do a song reveal on IVM very soon. Sef Idle of Simpul Studio is lending his studio talents into mastering this fine new track.… Continued →

Starflyer 59 drop the title track off the upcoming new full length effort “Young In My Head”, which releases on April 26th through Tooth & Nail Records. The song is an energetic, upbeat jam featuring a driving drum section, slight synth elements, and that classic Jason Martin guitar tone. If you’ve never heard of SF59 and somehow missed out on the past 25 years of legendary music making, give these two new songs a listen then go back and listen to the classics. Are we really calling Starflyer 59 “classic rock” now?… Continued →

All you metal heads looking for some heavy underground music with a real message of hope, check this new 3 way split out. Featuring the bands TIMORATUS, Symphony of Heaven, and Bismoth. You can listen below via Bandcamp and download there for “name your price”. Support independent music.… Continued →

Independent pop-punk band Mainsail have just dropped their first new single of 2019 and it’s GOOD STUFF. Check out the band here and make sure to download/purchase wherever you get your music. More to come this year. Hey labels, Mainsail pretty much rule and are looking for you to pick them up. Watch these guys blow up this year, no doubt about that. Mainsail will be performing at Joshua Fest this July in Quincy, CA. and playing alongside 3 other IVM acts on the Pop Punk Prom Stage.… Continued →

Check out this pro music video from the much loved Memphis May Fire. Song is “Heavy Is The Weight” and features the talents of rap star – Andy Mineo. Song can be found below and pick up the album “Broken” now wherever you find your music. The band will be a part of the “Disrupt Festival” touring this summer and featuring The Used, Thrice, Circa Survive, Sum 41, The Story So Far, Sleeping With Sirens, Atreyu, Four Year Strong, and more. Flyer for Disrupt can be found below also.… Continued →

My Epic have done it again and are about to stun the world with their new music video for the song “White Noises”. This is an extremely well done music video and will have people standing on their feet shouting, “who the heck is this ‘My Epic’ band?” People that aren’t IN on one of the best kept secrets of the underground music scene will be in for a real surprise. Check out the video below and make sure to pre-order “Violence” now (out May 10th on Facedown).… Continued →

Matt Shelton, a singer/songwriter who led bands like Letter Kills and The Wedding for a number of years cranking out fan loved hits, has returned with new solo material. Matt is now recording with his Church worship team “Paradox Music“. They just released their brand new song titled “The Darkness Won’t Survive”. Check out the song below and find out more info right here. You ever one of those songs that inspires an endless supply of goosebumps? Well for me, it’s this.… Continued →

The Blamed are working on their new full length album and have posted their new version of “Live by Truth” off their 1998 album “Again” for free download right here (via IVM). The band recently announced that KLANK will be making an appearance on this new album, which amps up the sheer awesome power of this soon to be released album. Click right here to pre-order the album on Vinyl/CD. There will be more music and info regarding this upcoming release in the very near future.… Continued →

So, it appears that everyone’s favorite east coast punk rockers – Huntingtons, have indeed returned for more than just a few shows on the nostalgia circuit. They are back and will prove just how capable they are at bringin’ the punk jams to all of us in a huge way. That’s right friends, Huntingtons are back and are working on their new album, their first new full length of originals since 2003 “Self Titled” album (Fastmusic). The band has several shows lined up so make sure you go check out their Facebook/Instagram/Twitter pages ( @huntingtonsusa ) for info.… Continued →

With the business of the past few weeks, I forgot to mention that one of our bands GRANDPA LOVES RHINOS, launched an awesome new merch store on StoreFrontier. They are selling all their own Ts, hoodies, and more with really great designs. If you would like to support the band direct, please buy from them at this link here. We just love Grandpa Loves Rhinos and I really think you all should give them a listen. Their two singles “What We Used to Do” and “The Ministry of Aquaman” are both playing on radio stations across the world as well as charting quite well on digital networks.… Continued →

Death Therapy are gearing up to release their follow up (2nd) full length on Solid State Records titled “Voices” which will drop on April 12th. Check out the insanely good new single “Feels Like Fiction” (feat Garrett Russell of Silent Planet) and the song “My Defiance”, below. These two songs showcase a group on the verge of explosive success through their prog leaning metal whatever-you want-to-call-it, music. This is a definite leap over the previous full length (which is tough to do because it was nearly perfect) and further proof of Jason Wisdom’s (and band-mates) songwriting prowess.… Continued →

My Epic are back with a new song titled “White Noises” featuring Cory Brandan the frontman for Norma Jean. If you don’t know who My Epic are and aren’t familiar with Cory’s work, check out this song! This is an explosive, glass shattering heavy new track with enough sonic depth that it simply overwhelms the senses. I think there are three different fans of My Epic, the ones who love the light stuff (Broken Voice), the heavy “Behold”, and the ones who appreciation EVERYTHING the band does.… Continued →

The Sleeping Giant documentary is equal parts joy and sadness. You feel uplifted by the band’s message and testimony but a bit of sadness overwhelms when the realization sets in that this is the band’s swan song. It’s a great piece of work and a fitting reminder of the power of heavy music on the masses. This band may not have been a worldwide mainstream success story like say Imagine Dragons or Cardi B (barf) but none of that mattered when you saw the band’s overall message of love and hope for a lost world.… Continued →

Lo Fidelity Records are reissuing the classic alt rock album from The Throes on Vinyl and CD. Check out the campaign here and please consider helping to make this thing happen. The Throes would appeal to fans of The Smiths, R.E.M., Toad The Wet Sprocket, and The Cure. Check it out.… Continued →

I just want to alert everyone in case you didn’t see it in our newsletter this morning. We are hosting a massive sale in our webstore. Use the coupon code “IVM35” and get 35% of your order. No minimum and no limits. Sale counts towards ALL ITEMS! Plus, I am going to throw in a free CD of our choice with your order. Only CDs from 2017 till now will be given free so no worries about getting that old school garbage I mean classics 😉 We are all out of Samplers so you’ll be getting a full length or ep.… Continued →

The Blamed just dropped their new song which is a re-recorded version of “Live By Truth” off the 20 year old album, “Again” (Grrr Records). Check out the song and promo video below right here on our website. The band is currently crowd funding the physical copies of their 7th album, to be released this Spring on Indie Vision Music. There is Vinyl, CDs, Shirts and more as part of this awesome campaign. Contributors will get a bonus copy of a special ep the band is working on, exclusive to this campaign.… Continued →

IVM is proud to announce the signing of So Cal. based pop-punk band – Heart Like War. The band will release a brand new ep this summer at Joshua Fest. So many exciting things happening in the Heart Like War camp last year and now in 2019. The band recently traveled to Japan for a small tour where they ignited Japanese audiences and wowed them with their energetic pop-punk tunes. The band released “Start Over Ep” last year independently and will begin working on their follow up ep (and first release on IVM) this spring with a tentative release of Summer.… Continued →

I am pleased to announce that Slow Coming Day front man/songwriter, Orion Walsh, will release his new ep “The Foreigner” on Indie Vision Music April 26th 2019. Orion Walsh has been an active member of the music community for nearly two decades now, first recording in the and Three for Flinching, then with Slow Coming Day, while also racking up a hefty amount of truly wonderful “solo” releases. Orion has toured the U.S. and Europe many times over in the past 10 years and continues to make make his mark on music and culture at large.… Continued →

In celebration of the 10 year anniversary of their groundbreaking full length effort, “Constellations”, the metalcore heavy weights known as August Burns Red, will embark a special anniversary trek across the U.S. and Canada with their friends – Silverstein and Silent Planet. Check out the dates below as well as a fun little video.… Continued →

Indie Vision Music is proud to present 2 new playlists that are appearing in addition to 2 other more recent (and continually updated) Spotify Playlists. These are all just for fun and to attract new followers so IVM can finally take over the world and put the first Christian band on Mars. Well not really but it’s still fun, right? Check out the new “Christian Metal and Hard Rock” Playlist, “Christian Emo and Indie Rock”, “Christian Pop-Punk and Punk Rock”, and our really cool “Weekly New Release Sampler”.… Continued →

My Epic have announced a tour in support of their upcoming EP “Violence.” The tour with Valleyheart starts mid-May and runs through the 1st of June. Tickets on sale Friday. Please see dates below. My Epic’s new ep “Violence” is out worldwide on May 10th through Facedown Records.… Continued →

The trio of hard rock ladies known collectively as “Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh” or “GFM” for short, have just announced that their brand new Ep will go up for Pre-order on March 15th. Check out more info below. Check out the new song also, below.… Continued →

Check out this news on the upcoming Final Surrender full length due out on March 22nd via Rottweiler Records. Final Surrender is the collective effort of four young, yet extremely talented musicians on a journey to push the envelope of progressive metalcore. Upon their formation, the band released two independent E.P.s, toured their native homeland extensively, and developed a rabid, loyal fanbase that reaches beyond India’s borders. The result of the band’s hard work and dedication led them to inking a deal with Indiana’s Rottweiler Records.… Continued →

Lee Brown who was a writer and prominent member of the IVM family here (not to mention a Pastor), has written his second book and it is available via Amazon right here. The book is titled “Who Is This God Person Anyway?”. The forwards of this book were written by Leanor Ortega Till of Five Iron and Seth Hecox formerly of Becoming The Archetype. I think you’ll all find something of great depth here in this book and some challenging questions that are raised. The book is available both as a paperback and as a digital copy via Amazon here.… Continued →

Dave from The Antidote Radio sat down with Orion Walsh of Slow Coming Day to talk about new and upcoming projects. Check it out here streaming live tomorrow at 9pm EDT via Trent Radio in Peterborough, ON. Live stream: The recording of the broadcast will repeat on I Am Radio the following day, Thurs March 14 at 8pm EDT. Stream Here:.… Continued →

Christafari are back with a powerful new music video for the song “Freedom Fighters”. Check out the song/video below. This song appears on the group’s latest release “99.4.1 (Reckless Love)” which is available now.… Continued →